Groceries and convenience · County · Colorado
Grocery stores in Rio Grande County, CO
The grocery stores in Rio Grande County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,978 of 2,070 scored counties
#31 of 32 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 8
- 3 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $28.8M
- On groceries · $5,607 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,087
- −3.9% since 2020
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What this means
For grocery stores, Rio Grande County has a Groundwork market score of 14 (low): #1,978 of 2,070 scored counties and #31 of 32 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 grocery stores in Rio Grande County. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 6.8.
At $5,607 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Rio Grande County spend about $28.8M a year on groceries. That works out to $3.6M per store, 61% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. That spending covers all groceries, which grocery stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Rio Grande County in 2023. That is one for every 1,711 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S. Population estimates show Rio Grande County declined 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rio Grande County compares
The same measures for Colorado and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all groceries by the grocery stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Rio Grande County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 4.5 | 6.8 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $14.3M | $9.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,711 | 3,044 | 2,053 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.5% | 0.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on groceries | $5,607 | $6,458 | $6,319 |
| Median household income | $64,411 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 86 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 83 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in Rio Grande County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Rio Grande County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,087−3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,133
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 912 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $64,411+64.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,497
- Median home value
- $239,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,889
- Daytime population
- 10,204Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, CO | 97 | 45 | 3.2 | $23.2M | +10.9% | #4 of 2,070 |
| 2Broomfield County, CO | 95 | 10 | 3.1 | $22.4M | +6.3% | #11 of 2,070 |
| 3Weld County, CO | 92 | 47 | 3.8 | $16.9M | +14.2% | #36 of 2,070 |
| 4Larimer County, CO | 89 | 65 | 4.2 | $15.1M | +4.8% | #63 of 2,070 |
| 5El Paso County, CO | 88 | 82 | 2.8 | $22.4M | +3.2% | #67 of 2,070 |
| 6Jefferson County, CO | 82 | 66 | 2.7 | $24.8M | −0.5% | #145 of 2,070 |
| 7Adams County, CO | 81 | 76 | 4.0 | $15.9M | +6.6% | #163 of 2,070 |
| 8Denver County, CO | 80 | 162 | 4.8 | $13.4M | +3.2% | #191 of 2,070 |
| 9Arapahoe County, CO | 79 | 117 | 4.5 | $14.5M | +2.8% | #214 of 2,070 |
| 10Mesa County, CO | 75 | 33 | 5.0 | $11.7M | +4.4% | #296 of 2,070 |
| 31Rio Grande County, CO | 14 | 8 | 15.6 | $3.6M | −3.9% | #1,978 of 2,070 |
Other business types in Rio Grande County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
- Grocery and convenience stores26
- Grocery stores14
- Convenience stores27
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many grocery stores are in Rio Grande County, CO?
There are 8 grocery stores on map listings in Rio Grande County as of September 2026. 3 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery stores and supermarkets. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as supermarkets and grocery stores in 2023.
How much do households in Rio Grande County, CO spend on groceries?
About $28.8M a year, or $5,607 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 grocery stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. The spending figure covers all groceries, not only grocery stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,133 households in Rio Grande County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rio Grande County, CO compare with the U.S. for grocery stores?
Rio Grande County has 15.6 grocery stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 6.8. Spending per store is $3.6M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $9.3M. At the national ratio of grocery stores to household spending, Rio Grande County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,711 households, against one for every 2,053 across the U.S.
How fast is Rio Grande County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Rio Grande County at 11,087 people in 2025, down 3.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,133 households. Median household income in Rio Grande County is $64,411, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 64.6%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Rio Grande County scores 14 for grocery stores (low), #1,978 of 2,070 scored counties.
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